A comedy series, New Girl is an American television show that premiered on September 20, 2011 on Fox. The show has been nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. On March 4, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 17, 2013. The series stars Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day, a bubbly, eccentric teacher in her 20's who is trying to get over her breakup with her boyfriend after he cheats on her. She eventually finds a new place to stay when she moves in with three young men: Nick, a law-school-dropout-turned-bartender; Schmodt, a white-collar worker who believes he is God's gift to women; and Winston, a former basketball player who has just returned from a 2 year stint in Latvia where he played pro-ball. Rounding out this unlikely bunch is Jess's street-smart model friend, Cece. As their relationships progress, these five realize they need each other more than they thought they would and end up forming a charmingly dysfunctional - or strangely functional - family. It features a young ensemble cast and takes a fresh look at modern relationships
Character:
Zooey Deschanel as Jess, Jess is a bubbly, offbeat teacher in her late twenties who is originally from Portland, Oregon. After discovering in the pilot episode that her live-in boyfriend, Spencer, is cheating on her, she moves into the guys' apartment where Nick, Schmidt, and Winston help her move on from her break-up. Jess has a tendency to get into awkward situations due to her aversion to confrontation. Among her personality traits is her tendency to burst into song, sometimes making up lyrics reflecting her situation. Following failed relationships with a fellow teacher (Paul), a successful middle-aged man (Russell) and getting fired from her teaching job, she then starts a casual relationship with a doctor (Sam). After a brief break up, they start a serious relationship, but the relationship ends after she and Nick kiss after a drinking game. Jess struggles with her feelings for Nick after the kiss, but then begins dating him at the end of the second season, after realizing that she does actually have feelings for him.
Jake Johnson as Nick, A perennial "slacker" and grumpy young man who is originally fromChicago, he is introduced as a law school drop-out who supports himself by working as a bartender and still struggles from a break-up with his long-term girlfriend, Caroline. After a failed relationship with a tough lawyer in the middle of season 1, Nick tries to rekindle his romance with Caroline and almost moves in with her at the end of season 1. A new relationship with a stripper fails, which makes him finally act on his feelings for Jess when kissing her after a drinking game in which he admitted that he has thought about kissing her. He struggles to confess his feelings for Jess, but in the season 2 final, they eventually decide to start dating after they both realize how much they want to be together. Max Greenfield as Schmidt, An overly confident Jewish ladies' man who is originally from Long Island, New York. Schmidt met Nick and Winston in college. During that time, Schmidt struggled with being overweight. Since then, he has worked hard to be seen as physically attractive and cool. Because of this, he often says offensive or cocky things, which requires him to put money in the "douche-bag jar" (Schmidt is the stereotypical lothario (which he thinks he is) and so-called "douchebag" of the group) of the apartment. Schmidt is a successful Junior Lead Marketing Associate in a female-dominated office and is known for his numerous flings with women. In the second half of season 1, he starts a casual relationship with fashion model and best friend of Jess, Cece, which later on becomes a serious relationship. However, in the season 1 finale, he ultimately ends his relationship with her due to feeling insecure that she may no longer want to be with him. Hannah Simone as Cece, A street-smart and snarky fashion model of Indian heritage. She has been Jess's best friend since childhood. Initially skeptical of Jess's new roommates, Cece becomes interested in Schmidt and tries to keep her fling with him a secret. With their secret relationship revealed at the end of season 1, she decides to move on, yet still had feelings towards him. In season 2, she discovers that she has limited time to conceive a baby and decides to enter an arranged marriage with a man called Shivrang. However, she calls off the wedding in the season 2 finale after realizing that she is still in love with Schmidt and has no feelings for Shivrang.
Lamorne Morris as Winston A competitive and tenacious former basketball player from Chicago and Nick's childhood friend, Winston returns from playing basketball in Latvia in the second episode. Winston is incredibly competitive and has an uncanny ability to pick up new skills with little effort, but he has a difficult time finding and keeping employment because he quickly becomes bored with repetitive tasks. Merritt Wever as Elizabeth Elizabeth is Schmidt's former girlfriend from college. They dated for four years, and broke up due to Schmidt's change in behavoir after his weight loss. Schmidt came to see her years later, wanting her to be his date to Cece's wedding. They then begin dating, although Schmidt is initially embarrassed about her being his girlfriend, but he decides he does like her. Satya Sorab Bhabha as Shivrang Shivrang was Cece's fiance in season 2. They were set up on a date in the middle of season 2, and later agreed to an arranged marriage.
Today's episode: Elaine's Big Day, Season 2, Episode 25
Nick and Jess decide if they want their relationship to continue. It's Cece's wedding day and Schmidt thinks she does not want to go through with it. He gets Winston & Nick to help sabotage the wedding. Shivrang (Cece's fiance) has his own big announcement.
Vocabulary, Phrases and Idioms
Crap Crap is a slang term for waste product from an animal's digestive tract, and used to describe something substandard. bummer If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying. bladder Your bladder is the part of your body where urine is stored until it leaves your body. bust If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used. ex) "I will bust you." / "Later, I am gonna bust you hard."
Good night, nurse!
"Good night nurse" is used to indicate or comment on a disastrous conclusion; also used to indicate surprise or exasperation.
(The slang "good night nurse" originated the line "When he draws a bead on one, it's good night nurse!" from the 1918 silent movie short "Good Night Nurse".) Ho "ho" means whore, prostitute. ex) "She's just a ho." Get in over one's head Getting in over one's head means getting too much in a specific situation. (Try imagining you're in a swimming pool.) sabotage 1) If a machine, railway line, or bridge is sabotaged, it is deliberately damaged or destroyed, for example in a war or as a protest. 2) If someone sabotages a plan or a meeting, they deliberately prevent it from being successful. Full-on completely pranks A prank is a childish trick. Call it off You call something off when you decide to cancel it. spunky A spunky person shows courage. duct-tape a type of strong waterproof adhesive silver-coloured cloth tape used for repairs by plumbers, electricians, etc gullible If you describe someone as gullible, you mean they are easily tricked because they are too trusting. air ducts air vent, ventilation duct. crapola rubbish; nonsese Always a bridesmaid! If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition. Also, this idiom used to talk about someone who is never the most important person in a situation. Funnel A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example bottles. mandap Alternative spelling of mandapa, a sacred tent used in Hindu wedding ceremonies.
rabid You can use rabid to describe someone who has very strong and unreasonable opinions or beliefs about a subject, especially in politics. mantic of or relating to divination and prophecy. audit When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly. bootleg Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally. To bootleg something such as a recording means to make and sell it illegally.
1. Who is the person Cece really want to be with? And how about Shivrang? 2. Who is Elaine? 3. How long have Elaine loved Shivrang? 4. What are Shrivrang and Elaine going to do?
Culture Notes
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television crime drama series about two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989. Unlike standard police show, Miami Vice drew heavily upon 1980s New Wave culture and music.
Bob, the Dad of your girlfriend.
In the U.S, people usually directly call his partner's parents' names.
Indian Wedding Indian wedding is a perfect blend of serious rituals and customs along with other fun filled rituals and frothy moments. Wedding marks the beginning of a new relationship not just between two individuals but also between two families and thus, there are various moments in the wedding ceremonies that help to build new relationships.
The groom comes in on a white horse. l Traditionally in north India, the groom, dressed in his wedding attire, is seated on a white decorated mare, when he heads towards the wedding venue along with the baraati. l The groom's family members, relatives and friends accompany him to the wedding venue, in a marriage procession called “baraati”. See more at: http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/wedding-barat.html Bar Mitzvah
When a boy comes of age at 13-years-old he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man.
Bar Mitzvah literally translates as "son of commandment."
Presbyterian Church The roots of the Presbyterian Church trace back to John Calvin, a 16th-century French reformer. Calvin trained for the Catholic priesthood, but later converted to the Reformation Movement and became a theologian and minister.
1. How does the groom come to the wedding? 2. In Indian wedding ceremony, how many circles should the couple complete to be announced as an officially married couple? 3. If you find your friend unsuitable for the guy she/ he is going to marry, what will you do? 4. In the wedding ceremony you are going to marry a person you do not like that much, but in fact you want to be with someone else, how would you make your choice? 5. If your parents do not like your girlfriend/ boyfriend and suggest you break up with her/ him, will you listen to their words? 6. Do you love to play pranks? If yes, who is your target? What pranks do you love to play? 7. Would you want to be with the person who loves more than you or the person you love more than her/ him? 8. If you marry a person from foreign country, what kind of wedding ceremony would you like to hold? 9. Which age would you consider yourself as an adult? 10. According to the Question 9, what's the significant difference in your life after this turning point? Will you give up some habits you used to do when you were student?
NEW GIRL
Background Introduction:
A comedy series, New Girl is an American television show that premiered on September 20, 2011 on Fox. The show has been nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. On March 4, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 17, 2013.
The series stars Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day, a bubbly, eccentric teacher in her 20's who is trying to get over her breakup with her boyfriend after he cheats on her. She eventually finds a new place to stay when she moves in with three young men: Nick, a law-school-dropout-turned-bartender; Schmodt, a white-collar worker who believes he is God's gift to women; and Winston, a former basketball player who has just returned from a 2 year stint in Latvia where he played pro-ball. Rounding out this unlikely bunch is Jess's street-smart model friend, Cece. As their relationships progress, these five realize they need each other more than they thought they would and end up forming a charmingly dysfunctional - or strangely functional - family. It features a young ensemble cast and takes a fresh look at modern relationships
Character:
Zooey Deschanel as Jess,
Jess is a bubbly, offbeat teacher in her late twenties who is originally from Portland, Oregon. After discovering in the pilot episode that her live-in boyfriend, Spencer, is cheating on her, she moves into the guys' apartment where Nick, Schmidt, and Winston help her move on from her break-up. Jess has a tendency to get into awkward situations due to her aversion to confrontation. Among her personality traits is her tendency to burst into song, sometimes making up lyrics reflecting her situation. Following failed relationships with a fellow teacher (Paul), a successful middle-aged man (Russell) and getting fired from her teaching job, she then starts a casual relationship with a doctor (Sam). After a brief break up, they start a serious relationship, but the relationship ends after she and Nick kiss after a drinking game. Jess struggles with her feelings for Nick after the kiss, but then begins dating him at the end of the second season, after realizing that she does actually have feelings for him.
Jake Johnson as Nick,
A perennial "slacker" and grumpy young man who is originally from Chicago, he is introduced as a law school drop-out who supports himself by working as a bartender and still struggles from a break-up with his long-term girlfriend, Caroline. After a failed relationship with a tough lawyer in the middle of season 1, Nick tries to rekindle his romance with Caroline and almost moves in with her at the end of season 1. A new relationship with a stripper fails, which makes him finally act on his feelings for Jess when kissing her after a drinking game in which he admitted that he has thought about kissing her. He struggles to confess his feelings for Jess, but in the season 2 final, they eventually decide to start dating after they both realize how much they want to be together.
Max Greenfield as Schmidt,
An overly confident Jewish ladies' man who is originally from Long Island, New York. Schmidt met Nick and Winston in college. During that time, Schmidt struggled with being overweight. Since then, he has worked hard to be seen as physically attractive and cool. Because of this, he often says offensive or cocky things, which requires him to put money in the "douche-bag jar" (Schmidt is the stereotypical lothario (which he thinks he is) and so-called "douchebag" of the group) of the apartment. Schmidt is a successful Junior Lead Marketing Associate in a female-dominated office and is known for his numerous flings with women. In the second half of season 1, he starts a casual relationship with fashion model and best friend of Jess, Cece, which later on becomes a serious relationship. However, in the season 1 finale, he ultimately ends his relationship with her due to feeling insecure that she may no longer want to be with him.
Hannah Simone as Cece,
A street-smart and snarky fashion model of Indian heritage. She has been Jess's best friend since childhood. Initially skeptical of Jess's new roommates, Cece becomes interested in Schmidt and tries to keep her fling with him a secret. With their secret relationship revealed at the end of season 1, she decides to move on, yet still had feelings towards him. In season 2, she discovers that she has limited time to conceive a baby and decides to enter an arranged marriage with a man called Shivrang. However, she calls off the wedding in the season 2 finale after realizing that she is still in love with Schmidt and has no feelings for Shivrang.
Lamorne Morris as Winston
A competitive and tenacious former basketball player from Chicago and Nick's childhood friend, Winston returns from playing basketball in Latvia in the second episode. Winston is incredibly competitive and has an uncanny ability to pick up new skills with little effort, but he has a difficult time finding and keeping employment because he quickly becomes bored with repetitive tasks.
Merritt Wever as Elizabeth
Elizabeth is Schmidt's former girlfriend from college. They dated for four years, and broke up due to Schmidt's change in behavoir after his weight loss. Schmidt came to see her years later, wanting her to be his date to Cece's wedding. They then begin dating, although Schmidt is initially embarrassed about her being his girlfriend, but he decides he does like her.
Satya Sorab Bhabha as Shivrang
Shivrang was Cece's fiance in season 2. They were set up on a date in the middle of season 2, and later agreed to an arranged marriage.
- Today's episode: Elaine's Big Day, Season 2, Episode 25
Today's episode(without subtitle)
transcript:
Nick and Jess decide if they want their relationship to continue. It's Cece's wedding day and Schmidt thinks she does not want to go through with it. He gets Winston & Nick to help sabotage the wedding. Shivrang (Cece's fiance) has his own big announcement.
CrapVocabulary, Phrases and Idioms
Crap is a slang term for waste product from an animal's digestive tract, and used to describe something substandard.
bummer
If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying.
bladder
Your bladder is the part of your body where urine is stored until it leaves your body.
bust
If you bust something, you break it or damage it so badly that it cannot be used.
ex) "I will bust you." / "Later, I am gonna bust you hard."
Good night, nurse!
"Good night nurse" is used to indicate or comment on a disastrous conclusion; also used to indicate surprise or exasperation.
(The slang "good night nurse" originated the line "When he draws a bead on one, it's good night nurse!" from the 1918 silent movie short "Good Night Nurse".)Ho
"ho" means whore, prostitute.
ex) "She's just a ho."
Get in over one's head
Getting in over one's head means getting too much in a specific situation. (Try imagining you're in a swimming pool.)
sabotage
1) If a machine, railway line, or bridge is sabotaged, it is deliberately damaged or destroyed, for example in a war or as a protest.
2) If someone sabotages a plan or a meeting, they deliberately prevent it from being successful.
Full-on
completely
pranks
A prank is a childish trick.
Call it off
You call something off when you decide to cancel it.
spunky
A spunky person shows courage.
duct-tape
a type of strong waterproof adhesive silver-coloured cloth tape used for repairs by plumbers, electricians, etc
gullible
If you describe someone as gullible, you mean they are easily tricked because they are too trusting.
air ducts
air vent, ventilation duct.
crapola
rubbish; nonsese
Always a bridesmaid!
If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition.
Also, this idiom used to talk about someone who is never the most important person in a situation.
Funnel
A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example bottles.
mandap
Alternative spelling of mandapa, a sacred tent used in Hindu wedding ceremonies.
rabid
You can use rabid to describe someone who has very strong and unreasonable opinions or beliefs about a subject, especially in politics.
mantic
of or relating to divination and prophecy.
audit
When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
bootleg
Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
To bootleg something such as a recording means to make and sell it illegally.
Comprehension Questions:
1. Who is the person Cece really want to be with? And how about Shivrang?
2. Who is Elaine?
3. How long have Elaine loved Shivrang?
4. What are Shrivrang and Elaine going to do?
Culture Notes
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television crime drama series about two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989. Unlike standard police show, Miami Vice drew heavily upon 1980s New Wave culture and music.
Bob, the Dad of your girlfriend.
In the U.S, people usually directly call his partner's parents' names.
Indian Wedding
Indian wedding is a perfect blend of serious rituals and customs along with other fun filled rituals and frothy moments. Wedding marks the beginning of a new relationship not just between two individuals but also between two families and thus, there are various moments in the wedding ceremonies that help to build new relationships.
See more at:
http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/indian-wedding-facts.html
The groom comes in on a white horse.
l Traditionally in north India, the groom, dressed in his wedding attire, is seated on a white decorated mare, when he heads towards the wedding venue along with the baraati.
l The groom's family members, relatives and friends accompany him to the wedding venue, in a marriage procession called “baraati”.
See more at:
http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/wedding-barat.html
Bar Mitzvah
When a boy comes of age at 13-years-old he has become a "bar mitzvah" and is recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a full grown man.
Bar Mitzvah literally translates as "son of commandment."
See more at:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/barmitz.html
http://judaism.about.com/od/lifeevents/a/whatisabarmitzvah.htm
Bucky the Badger Wisconsin’s mascot
Wisconsin's loveable mascot, Bucky Badger, has always ranked high in fan appeal and enthusiasm.
http://www.uwbadgers.com/spiritsquad/bucky-badger.html
Groom and Bride walk seven circles together to complete the wedding.
The bride and groom walk around a consecrated fire seven times, reciting specific vows with each circuit.
http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/seven-vows.html
Presbyterian Church
The roots of the Presbyterian Church trace back to John Calvin, a 16th-century French reformer. Calvin trained for the Catholic priesthood, but later converted to the Reformation Movement and became a theologian and minister.
http://christianity.about.com/od/presbyteriandenomination/a/presbyhistory.htm
Backpacking to Europe
In short, backpacking can be described as an independent, often international, low- budget way of travelling.
What is backpacking? http://www.aswetravel.com/what-is-backpacking/
How to Backpack through Europe: http://www.wikihow.com/Backpack-Through-Europe
Go Vegas and elope
Getting married in Vegas is easy in every way:
http://wedding.theknot.com/local-wedding-vendors/las-vegas-reno-tahoe-weddings/articles/eloping-tips-las-vegas.aspx?MsdVisit=1#ixzz2hiLVpVJc
http://www.wikihow.com/Elope-in-Las-Vegas
Discussion
1. How does the groom come to the wedding?
2. In Indian wedding ceremony, how many circles should the couple complete to be announced as an officially married couple?
3. If you find your friend unsuitable for the guy she/ he is going to marry, what will you do?
4. In the wedding ceremony you are going to marry a person you do not like that much, but in fact you want to be with someone else, how would you make your choice?
5. If your parents do not like your girlfriend/ boyfriend and suggest you break up with her/ him, will you listen to their words?
6. Do you love to play pranks? If yes, who is your target? What pranks do you love to play?
7. Would you want to be with the person who loves more than you or the person you love more than her/ him?
8. If you marry a person from foreign country, what kind of wedding ceremony would you like to hold?
9. Which age would you consider yourself as an adult?
10. According to the Question 9, what's the significant difference in your life after this turning point? Will you give up some habits you used to do when you were student?
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